Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2004 2:16 pm
Last night while digging through the $5 bin at Wal-Mart I found a true gem: The Adventures of Ford Fairlane
More than anything else, it's the cast that really makes this movie something spectacular. Andrew Dice Clay does a good job playing ... well, playing Andrew Dice Clay, really. Wayne Newton plays one of the best suave-yet-creepy villians evar! Ed O'Neil as the police detective, Robert Englund as the crazy british assassin, Lauren Holly as the brainy assitant/secretary, Gilbert Gottfried as the annoying DJ, Priscilla Presley as the femme fatal, Maddie Corman as the clueless clue, and Vince Neil as the supposedly overdosed musician all round out this marvelous cast.
The music is pretty good, too, and the plot is very reasonable. Plus there are a ton of excellent quotes.
This movie deserves much better than it got. Even if you aren't a fan of Andrew Dice Clay (I'm not), I still recommend giving it a watch, as his style really does fit this character just right. No one else could have pulled off playing Mr. Rock-n-Roll Detective.
Three thumbs up!
Warning: contains huge quantities of swear words, and the misogynistic tone of Clay's character may irritate some viewers when they find they like the guy in spite of himself.
More than anything else, it's the cast that really makes this movie something spectacular. Andrew Dice Clay does a good job playing ... well, playing Andrew Dice Clay, really. Wayne Newton plays one of the best suave-yet-creepy villians evar! Ed O'Neil as the police detective, Robert Englund as the crazy british assassin, Lauren Holly as the brainy assitant/secretary, Gilbert Gottfried as the annoying DJ, Priscilla Presley as the femme fatal, Maddie Corman as the clueless clue, and Vince Neil as the supposedly overdosed musician all round out this marvelous cast.
The music is pretty good, too, and the plot is very reasonable. Plus there are a ton of excellent quotes.
This movie deserves much better than it got. Even if you aren't a fan of Andrew Dice Clay (I'm not), I still recommend giving it a watch, as his style really does fit this character just right. No one else could have pulled off playing Mr. Rock-n-Roll Detective.
Three thumbs up!
Warning: contains huge quantities of swear words, and the misogynistic tone of Clay's character may irritate some viewers when they find they like the guy in spite of himself.